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Billy
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“More accurately a 4.5-4.75
This book wasn’t exactly what I expected via the title. As other reviewers have mentioned, I think maybe it’s a bit misleading, mainly because it’s not a book that sets out to answer that question, but rather it’s a collection of speeches/essays that Foner has delivered in he 1990s that all in some way reference that question and its possible answers.
With that being said, I thoroughly enjoyed this read! The majority of the essays exemplify Foner’s uncanny ability to convey incredibly complex histories in fairly simple language, and explain why they’re relevant to our lives today. I think a lot of this stems from his focus on specific words, or rather ideas, such as “freedom,” “citizenship,” “Americanness,” etc. that provide fantastic through-lines for understanding these complex historical realities as they trace to the present.
Interestingly, because many of these essays are now two, even three decades old, they are great reads for both the histories he’s presenting, and for our understanding of the period he wrote them in. There’s a sort of unfortunate reality in these pages as well, which is that I can picture using a handful of these essays in a classroom today, not only because of the great historical information provided, but also because many of the issues at the time of their writing are still pertinent today, if not more so.
Overall, I’ve found this to be a great summer read post a rigorous MA program, because it worked as both an enjoyable leisure read and provided great intellectual stimulation.”
Jason Campbell
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